History of the Kingdom of Siam and of the Revolutions that Have Caused the Ov…

Originally published in 1771 as the first account in a Western language of the period of the French Embassies to Siam, the reign of King Narai and Constant Phaulcon, and of the sacking of Ayuthaya …

Siam mapped : a history of the geo-body of a nation

This unusual and intriguing study of nationhood explores the nineteenth-century confrontation of ideas that transformed the kingdom of Siam into the modern conception of a nation. Fundamental to th…

Sri Lanka (Bonechi Tourist Classics)

Reprinted 1976."rnRelief shown by contours and spot heights. Depths shown by contours.rnAlternate title: Sri Lanka

Sanskrit Education and Literature in Ancient and Medieval Tamil Nadu: An Epig…

ducation, especially Vedic and Vedantic, along with allied subjects, was a prime focus of the rulers of the Tamil kingdoms. This book highlights the educational initiatives during the reigns of the…

The Ganges in Myth and History

No river has kindled Man's imagination like the Ganges. From its icy origins high in the Himalayas, this sacred river flows through the holy cities and the great plains of northern India to the Bay…

A'soka and the Decline of the Mauryas: With a new afterword, bibliography and…

First published by the Clarendon Press in 1961, this authoritative work is based largely on the edicts of Asoka, whose policies are analysed against the background of Mauryan civilization during th…

The Stupa In Ceylon

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105 p. illus., 22 plates. 29 cm.

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Ceylon.; Archaeological Dept.; Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of Ceylon.

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DS488 A28 1988

The doctrine of Sacred Scripture: a critical, historical, and dogmatic inquir…

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the di…

Hermeneutics : principles and processes of Biblical interpretation

If non-specialists learn the correct principles and processes for hermeneutics, much more accurate and helpful biblical interpretation can be accomplished. Hermeneutics gives the reader not only an…

Development in Meditation and State of Consciousness: Zen Brain Reflections

The sequel to the widely read Zen Brain continues James Austin's explorations into the key relationships between Zen Buddhism and brain research. Examines the evolving psychological and physiologic…

Dhammapala Thera's commentary to the Cariyāpitaka

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The Great Treatise on the Stages of The Path to Enlightenment

he Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Lam rim chen mo) is one of the brightest jewels in the world's treasury of sacred literature. The author Tsong-kha-pa (1357–1419) com…

Becoming a Child of the Buddhas: A Simple Clarification of the Root Verses of…

This book contains a fresh translation of one of the best known and studied Buddhist texts, Seven Point Mind Training. In addition to the root verses there is an explanatory commentary by a beloved…

Pointing out the Dharmakaya of the Ninth Karmpa Wangchug Dorje

This Book Has Several Sections. The First Part Of The Text Is Devoted To The Four Preliminaries Of Mahamudra Practice, And The Bulk Of The Text Describes The Actual Practice, Divided Into The Pract…

The Reflexive nature of awareness : a Tibetan Madhyamaka defence

This book is the first book length study of its subject, and also includes a reprint of a previous paper by Williams on the reflexive nature of awareness, as well as the relevant Tibetan texts from…

Metaphysics and Mysticism in Mahayana Buddhism

This book is both exegetical and analytic and as such it should appeal to the decerning reader, having some background information about the great Mahayana philosophy.

Mahayana Buddhist Meditation : Theory and Practice

Buddhist theories of existents : the systems of two truths / Elvin W. Jones --rnŚamathavipaśyanāyuganaddha : the two leading principles of Buddhist meditation / Geshe Sopa --rnWhat remains" i…

A Historical Study of the Terms Hinayana and Mahayana and The Origin of Mahayana

Title on spine: Hinayāna & Mahāyāna.rnReprint of the 1927 ed., published by University of Calcutta.rnIncludes index

In The Footsteps Of Samma Sambuddha

kartr̥, Sēna Kotalavāla ; saṃskaraṇaya, Kalākīrti Eḍvin Āriyadāsa ; parivartanaya, Sīlaratna Senarat, Sī. Yōganathan = Putta peruān̲in̲ aṭiccuvaṭṭil : Putta cakap…

Buddhist monasticism in East Asia : places of practice

The area of Buddhist monasticism has long attracted the interest of Buddhist studies scholars and historians, but the interpretation of the nature and function of monasteries across diverse culture…